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The Cairns Tropical Writers Festval invites Cairns residents and visitors alike to a FREE in conversation with Alexis Wright, the only author to win both the Miles Franklin Award (in 2007 for Carpentaria) and the Stella Prize (in 2018 for Tracker).

ABOUT ALEXIS WRIGHT

Alexis Wright is a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The author of the prize-winning novels Carpentaria and The Swan Book, Wright has published three works of non-fiction: Take Power, an oral history of the Central Land Council; Grog War, a study of alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory; and Tracker, an award-winning collective memoir of Aboriginal leader, Tracker Tilmouth. Her books have been published widely overseas, including in China, the US, the UK, Italy, France and Poland. She was recently named the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne.

ABOUT THE EVENT

In conversation with Roger Osborne, Lecturer in English and Writing at JCU (Cairns) and Treasurer of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, Alexis Wright will discuss her writing life and the way she and her books have travelled in Australia and overseas. From her recent trips to Beijing, Inner Mongolia, and Shanghai, through local and overseas editions and translations, Alexis Wright speaks not only to Australians, but also to readers across the world. Any publication of new work by Alexis Wright is, therefore, an international event, enabling a conversation about how local stories can contain a global message.

COST: FREE ENTRY - come early and join us for refreshments Although a FREE event, bookings are appreciated for organisational and catering purpose.

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WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE 2018 CAIRNS TROPICAL WRITERS FESTIVAL PROGRAM?

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